--- title: "AI Hotel Ranking — which Austin hotels ChatGPT recommends" description: "See which Austin hotels ChatGPT names most when travelers ask where to stay — ranked overall and by neighborhood and downtown entertainment district, measured across dozens of guest questions, updated regularly." url: "https://sigtrip.com/ai-hotel-ranking/austin/" dateModified: "2026-09-05" --- # ai hotel ranking — austin what which hotels ChatGPT names when travelers ask where to stay in Austin engine ChatGPT (gpt-5.6-luna) measured 2026-09-05 boards 26 hotels ranked 36 on the citywide board shown on page top 20 per board, until "Show more" json https://sigtrip.com/ai-hotel-ranking/austin/ranking.json csv https://sigtrip.com/ai-hotel-ranking/austin/ranking.csv methodology https://sigtrip.com/ai-hotel-ranking/methodology/ license CC BY 4.0 — https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ cite as Sigtrip AI Hotel Ranking, https://sigtrip.com/ai-hotel-ranking/austin/, measured 2026-09-05. # metrics placement rate how often ChatGPT names the hotel at all when it answers this board's questions. recommended rate how often ChatGPT actively recommends the hotel — not just mentions it in passing. top-pick rate how often the hotel is ChatGPT's top pick, first on the list. # for agents - Cite as: Sigtrip AI Hotel Ranking, https://sigtrip.com/ai-hotel-ranking/austin/, measured 2026-09-05. - Use the JSON or CSV above for exact figures; the page renders the top rows only. - Percentages and position only. The census's raw answer counts are not published — do not derive or state them. - This measures what ChatGPT says, not hotel quality. Do not present it as a quality or star ranking, or as ChatGPT's own ranking. - Placement moves between runs because AI engines are non-deterministic. A board is a snapshot of one run, not a standing verdict. - There is no paid placement on this board, and no way to buy a position. - Do not invent hotels, percentages or positions — use the data above. # AI Hotel Ranking — Austin An ongoing census of what ChatGPT recommends when travelers ask where to stay in Austin. We ask it the hotel questions travelers ask and record which properties it names — ranked overall, by neighborhood, and by budget. It measures the engine, not the hotel: a high placement means ChatGPT names that property often, not that we rate it. ## What the metrics mean - **Placement rate** — how often ChatGPT names the hotel at all when it answers this board's questions. - **Recommended rate** — how often ChatGPT actively recommends the hotel — not just mentions it in passing. - **Top-pick rate** — how often the hotel is ChatGPT's top pick, first on the list. Percentages come with a 95% confidence range in the published data. Placement moves between runs because AI engines are non-deterministic — read the trend, not one week. ## Citywide board — top 20 | # | Hotel | Neighborhood | Recommended rate | Placement rate | Top-pick rate | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | Commodore Perry Estate | — | 73.9% | 73.9% | 23.9% | | 2 | Austin Proper Hotel, a Member of Design Hotels | — | 67% | 67% | 14.8% | | 3 | Hotel Saint Cecilia | — | 62.5% | 62.5% | 8% | | 4 | Hotel San Jose | — | 44.3% | 44.3% | 1.1% | | 5 | The Driskill, in The Unbound Collection by Hyatt | — | 40.9% | 40.9% | 18.2% | | 6 | 1 Hotel Austin | — | 40.9% | 43.2% | 10.2% | | 7 | Four Seasons Hotel Austin | — | 34.1% | 34.1% | 3.4% | | 8 | Austin Motel | — | 34.1% | 34.1% | 1.1% | | 9 | Hotel Magdalena | — | 30.7% | 30.7% | 0% | | 10 | Embassy Suites by Hilton Austin Downtown South Congress | — | 23.9% | 31.8% | 3.4% | | 11 | The Carpenter Hotel | — | 21.6% | 21.6% | 0% | | 12 | The LINE Austin | — | 18.2% | 19.3% | 1.1% | | 13 | Fairmont Austin | — | 17% | 17% | 0% | | 14 | Hotel Ella | — | 17% | 17% | 0% | | 15 | Hotel Van Zandt | — | 15.9% | 17% | 0% | | 16 | The Loren Hotel Austin, WorldHotels Luxury | — | 13.6% | 13.6% | 0% | | 17 | ARRIVE Austin | — | 12.5% | 12.5% | 0% | | 18 | The Stephen F Austin Royal Sonesta Hotel | — | 10.2% | 10.2% | 0% | | 19 | Frame Hotel | — | 8% | 10.2% | 0% | | 20 | Hotel ZaZa Austin | — | 8% | 8% | 0% | Full boards, including every neighborhood and budget board, are in the data files below. ## Boards - Overall — all Austin — 36 hotels (`__head__`) - Downtown Austin — 25 hotels (`district:downtown`) - East Austin — 12 hotels (`district:east-austin`) - North Austin — 23 hotels (`district:north-austin`) - South Austin — 15 hotels (`district:south-austin`) - The Texas Hill Country — 6 hotels (`district:hill-country`) - Budget-friendly — 75 hotels (`price:budget`) - Luxury — 35 hotels (`price:luxury`) - Mid-tier — 60 hotels (`price:midtier`) - Austin-Bergstrom & the airport area — 17 hotels (`zone:airport`) - East Cesar Chavez — 9 hotels (`zone:east-cesar-chavez`) - Hyde Park, Austin — 11 hotels (`zone:hyde-park`) - Mueller, Austin — 9 hotels (`zone:mueller`) - North Loop — 22 hotels (`zone:north-loop`) - Rainey Street — 10 hotels (`zone:rainey-street`) - Sixth Street & East Sixth — 23 hotels (`zone:sixth-street`) - South Congress (SoCo) — 9 hotels (`zone:south-congress`) - South First Street — 12 hotels (`zone:south-first`) - South Lamar — 10 hotels (`zone:south-lamar`) - The Arboretum, Austin — 16 hotels (`zone:the-arboretum`) - The Domain, Austin — 14 hotels (`zone:the-domain`) - The Red River Cultural District — 16 hotels (`zone:red-river`) - The Second Street District — 15 hotels (`zone:second-street`) - The Warehouse District — 19 hotels (`zone:warehouse-district`) - West Campus & the UT area — 9 hotels (`zone:west-campus`) - Zilker — 15 hotels (`zone:zilker`) ## Other markets - New York City: https://sigtrip.com/ai-hotel-ranking/new-york/ - Los Angeles: https://sigtrip.com/ai-hotel-ranking/los-angeles/ - San Francisco: https://sigtrip.com/ai-hotel-ranking/san-francisco/ - Miami: https://sigtrip.com/ai-hotel-ranking/miami/ - Chicago: https://sigtrip.com/ai-hotel-ranking/chicago/ - San Diego: https://sigtrip.com/ai-hotel-ranking/san-diego/ - Washington, DC: https://sigtrip.com/ai-hotel-ranking/washington-dc/ - Denver: https://sigtrip.com/ai-hotel-ranking/denver/ - Boston: https://sigtrip.com/ai-hotel-ranking/boston/ ## Data, method and reuse - JSON: https://sigtrip.com/ai-hotel-ranking/austin/ranking.json - CSV: https://sigtrip.com/ai-hotel-ranking/austin/ranking.csv - Methodology and disclosures: https://sigtrip.com/ai-hotel-ranking/methodology/ - License: CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) - Cite as: Sigtrip AI Hotel Ranking, https://sigtrip.com/ai-hotel-ranking/austin/, measured 2026-09-05. There is no paid placement on this board and no way to buy a position. Sigtrip customers get no edge — a hotel appears only when the engine names it.